Do driving instructors determine eligibility for which transmission you are capable of driving?

[Anonymous]

As in a manual or an automatic transmission.

[LisaLisa89]

No. A driving examiner determines whether you should be permitted to drive. If you take and pass a test on a manual vehicle then you can drive manual or automatic vehicles, but if you pass a test in an automatic vehicle then you are permitted to drive only automatic vehicles.
This is the situation in the UK, where I learnt to drive. Other countries may well be different.

[JohnK123]

In america it’s called classes class C is automobiles like cars class A is trucks. But each class has sub things like stick or manual so that’s similar

[LisaLisa89]

@JohnK123 Thanks for that clarification. We have different classes too - although different letters (B for cars, C for lorries, and even classes for agricultural tractors, road rollers, mowing machines and all sorts of weird things).

[JohnK123]

Mowing machines? Welcome to UK haha

[Asker]

I meant as a learner driver can an instructor not want you as a student if you demonstrate that you are unable to operate those vehicle transmissions? Sorry for wording it poorly. :)

[NamerOfStars]

They shouldn't. I suppose it might be different in other countries. but here in the US, you decide what vehicle you test in, and a driver's license is just to operate a car; there's no provision on it for transmission type.

[JohnK123]

Pm for more driving info Bc I just got my license
but no… usually driving schools and the actual license test require manual… it’s harder for shift and they are looking for safe so yeah